chesney

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noun

An indentation in the slate of a table that affects the path of a ball travelling over it

OriginVulgar Latin *cassanus ← Gaulish kassanos →
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Meanings

chesney1

nounchesney (plural chesneys)

plural chesneys

  1. ball gamesAn indentation in the slate of a table that affects the path of a ball travelling over it

Chesney2

proper nounChesney (plural Chesneys)

plural Chesneys · alternative Chainey · alternative Chaney · alternative Cheeney · alternative Cheney · alternative Cheyne · alternative Cheyney

  1. An English surname from Anglo-Norman.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.

Origin

  1. Gaulishkassanos“oak”
  2. Vulgar Latin*cassanus
  3. EnglishChesney

From Norman place names meaning “oak grove” (cognate to French chênaie), from Picard quesne, from Vulgar Latin *cassanus, probably from Gaulish kassanos (“oak”).

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APA

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“chesney.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chesney. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chesney,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chesney.

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